I’m sure most of you have heard about the latest outbreak of foodborne illness that is spreading quickly across the country. The CDC identified the culprit as cyclospora, a parasite that causes bad diarrhea among other symptoms, and it’s most likely found in SALAD GREENS.

For a very limited time (this Saturday at Silver Spring Market), I’m bringing pea shoots! Pea shoots are the young growth of any kind of pea. They’re crunchy with a mild sweet taste and packed with vitamins. 

I’m bringing a lot of dill to market this week!

I did an interview with Plenty Magazine about my journey to start Keep Step Farm.

I want to talk about herbs. Especially herbs used in Persian food, some of which I’m growing on the farm.

I’m a little late sending this out. There were just too many things going on this week. The back windshield of my truck broke into a million pieces on Friday.

Here’s a classic Persian recipe for all those turnips!

Last week was my first week selling at Downtown Silver Spring Farmers Market. It was my first week selling for my own business instead of for someone else.

I’m fortunate to have good neighbors. I am fortunate to have good neighbors on all sides of my farm who have chickens.

Recently, I got some mystery tomatoes from a farmer friend. They’re a mystery because he messed up the labels. I was visiting his farm to buy some parsley plants, but he said I could have the tomatoes for free, and I couldn’t say no.

Keep Step Farm will be selling at the Downtown Silver Spring Farmers Market starting in mid- May! This will be the first market I’ll be selling at as a farm owner.

After graduating from college, I went to work as a Chesapeake Conservation Corps. Member (think Americorp but for Maryland) at ECO City Farms in Prince George’s County.

As the saying goes, if you don’t have a fence, you don’t have a farm.